{"id":491170,"date":"2010-02-01T20:00:45","date_gmt":"2010-02-02T04:00:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportscardigest.com\/\/?p=42019"},"modified":"2024-12-27T03:07:21","modified_gmt":"2024-12-27T03:07:21","slug":"oy-v-y","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/oy-v-y\/","title":{"rendered":"Oy V.a.Y.! Driving VAY Special"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class='memberful-global-teaser-content'>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">For all the talk today of \u201clevel playing fields\u201d and equal opportunities for all, it has to be understood that motor sport has never really been egalitarian. Contrary to popular belief, racing runs not on gasoline, but on money.\u00a0From its humble beginnings at the turn of the 20 century,\u00a0the combined forces of competition and advancing technology have always driven the costs of motor racing ever higher.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_590573\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-590573\" style=\"width: 1080px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/02\/PRO201002-p2.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-590573\" src=\"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/02\/PRO201002-p2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1080\" height=\"651\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/02\/PRO201002-p2.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/02\/PRO201002-p2-300x181.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/02\/PRO201002-p2-1024x617.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/02\/PRO201002-p2-100x60.jpg 100w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/02\/PRO201002-p2-770x464.jpg 770w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/02\/PRO201002-p2-293x177.jpg 293w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1080px) 100vw, 1080px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-590573\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Built around a bespoke spaceframe, the V.a.Y. combines Morris Minor suspension and rear end, with a BMc a-series engine and a simple aluminum body to create a quick and nimble sports racer.<br \/>Photo: Jim Williams<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<style>\n        .memberful-global-teaser-content p:last-child{\n            -webkit-mask-image: linear-gradient(180deg, #000 0%, transparent);\n            mask-image: linear-gradient(180deg, #000 0%, transparent);\n        }\n    <\/style>\n<div class='memberful-global-marketing-content'>\n<div class=\"a07online-global-marketing-content-wrapper\">\n<h2 class=\"a07online-global-marketing-title\">No Subscription? 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